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Honesty Quotes - Page 66

A disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.120

One word of truth outweighs the whole world.

"Chinese newspaper in eye of censorship storm back on sale" by Jaime A. FlorCruz, www.cnn.com. January 10, 2013.

I have always wanted to deal with everyone I meet candidly and honestly. If I have made any assertion not warranted by facts, and it is pointed out to me, I will withdraw it cheerfully.

Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.594, Jazzybee Verlag

Full stories are as rare as honesty.

Zadie Smith (2003). “White Teeth”, p.209, Vintage

Honest plain words best pierce the ear of grief.

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1785). “The Plays of William Shakspeare ...”, p.541

An honest man, sir, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not.

William Shakespeare (2016). “King Henry IV Part 2: Third Series”, p.389, Bloomsbury Publishing

Where I could not be honest, I never yet was valiant.

William Shakespeare (1793). “The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added Notes”, p.262